Overchurch Infant School

Overview

Overchurch Infant School is described as a "happy, friendly place" where pupils arrive "eager to learn" and feel "safe and secure." The report highlights a cohesive staff team that knows pupils well, providing effective support that enables children to achieve well and leave "well prepared for the key stage 2 curriculum."

Strengths

• Staff "work tirelessly to help each pupil to achieve their best," using deep knowledge of individuals to "remove barriers to learning and wellbeing."
• Leaders use pupil premium funding effectively to provide disadvantaged pupils with "experiences they may not otherwise have," helping them engage positively with education.
• The curriculum is "ordered so that new learning builds on what pupils already know," with staff explaining new concepts clearly and checking understanding.
• Governors provide "robust" oversight of safeguarding and "support and challenge leaders well" about the quality of education.
• Pupils develop "positive attitudes to learning," treating one another with "kindness and respect" in a community where bullying is rare.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should ensure that "pupils’ writing across the curriculum is consistently of a high quality," so skills are applied effectively in all subjects.
• Leaders should ensure that "monitoring at all levels gives the most useful and precise information" to identify priorities accurately and secure further improvements.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns "actively identified, acted upon and managed."